South Africa threatens Young over visit amid tensions
South Africa's Foreign Minister R F Botha warned U S Ambassador Andrew Young to mind diplomatic manners during a planned Johannesburg visit later this month. The State Department said the trip would proceed, while Botha suggested banning Young if proper channels were not followed. Young said he would meet students and businessmen and possibly Sobukwe, with others to be invited as his schedule allowed.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
R. F. Botha
U.S
Andrew Young
U.S. State Department
Botha
Soweto
Young
Mozambique
South African Broadcasting Corp
Washington
State Department
New York
United Nations
Robert Sobukwe
Sobukwe
Youngs
Atlanta
Poor Bumpers Prompt Higher Repair Bills and Premiums
Washington reports that bumper standards delayed since a 1973 law have raised repair costs and insurance premiums. The NHTSA set 1979 model year bumpers to take effect in September 1978, with a possible stricter second phase debated for 1980 models. Rep. Eckhardt urged faster action as insurers cited rising costs and shown crash tests illustrating high repair bills.
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Washington
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
House Commerce Subcommittee On Consumer Protection
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Bob Eckhardt
Texas
Eckhardt
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
Ford Ltd
Garfield TB screening planned at community center
The Garfield community tuberculosis screening will be held Tuesday at the Garfield Community Center from 2 to 5 30 p m for area residents. Health unit officials urge all residents to test to detect active cases and prevent spread with a follow up clinic Thursday from 2 to 5 20 p m to read skin tests.
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Garfield
Garfield Community Center
Audrain City- County Health Unit
Summit Agrees On Economics
London AP report on a general commitment by President Carter and six major economies to foster growth and curb unemployment and inflation. Blumenthal cited progress toward growth of 5.8 to 6 percent and unemployment under 7 percent, with leaders from France West Germany Japan Italy Canada and Britain at 10 Downing Street. The opening session covered world economy views, regular government consultations, and possible future summits as oil prices and trade remain priorities. Carter called talks productive, Schmidt voiced cautious optimism, and the two-day meeting aims to test Carter’s stature as a world statesman with a broader agenda including oil costs and Third World relations. Also present were Callaghan Giscard d Estaing Fukuda Trudeau Andreotti, with Jenkins to join Sunday for smaller Western European nations. Carter and Schmidt met at breakfast before sessions.
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Carter
U.S. Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Blumenthal
United States
France
West Germany
Japan
Italy
Canada
Britain
Downing St
James Callaghan
Helmut Schmidt
No. 10
Downing Street
Valery Giscard D’est
Oil lobbyists breathe easier after energy bill amendment
In Washington, an amendment limiting big oil to buy foreign oil was removed from a bill creating a cabinet level energy department. Rep. John Conyers vows to renew the measure on the House floor, arguing U.S. government control would lower import costs amid an oil price debate with OPEC, while administration officials seek more time to consider.
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Department of Energy
House
John Conyers
Dmich
U.S
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
House Government Operations Committee
Energy Department
Conyers
Carter
Senate
White House
Department
James R. Schlesinger
Energy Regulatory Board
Congress
Williams. Moorehead
D-Pa
Eliott H. Levitas
D-Ga
Oil Company
Conyer
Jim Wright
Committee
Wright
Gulf Oil Corp
Heavy Rains Flood Area Streams and Roads
A soaking rainfall across Audrain County caused minor stream flooding and road closures. Mexico received about half an inch in ten minutes, Centralia saw curb-deep water, and Highway 22 traffic halted. Water spilled into Young's Creek and Goodwater, with local farms recording multiple rain totals and totals for the day. The week-long rain paused farm work but replenished soil moisture and reservoirs.
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Audrain
Mexico
Centralia
Highway 22
Kenneth Davenport
Davenport
Richard Vance
McGovern Tackles Carter Image Focus At ADA Meeting
Senator George McGovern charged the Carter administration with an image fixation and an economic policy that obscures the 1979 election’s winners. Speaking at the Americans for Democratic Action convention, he urged Democrats to seek policy substance over polls and avoid trading full employment for political gains.
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Washington
George McGovern
Americans For Democratic Action
McGovern
Democratic Party
Symbol
South Dakota
Carter White House
Carter Lifts Enriched Uranium Sales at Nuclear Summit
London AP reports the Carter administration plans to lift the ban on enriched uranium sales to three participants and a multinational group at the economic summit. West Germany Canada and Japan join Belgium the Netherlands and a West German France led operation. Officials emphasize the uranium will be used for peaceful purposes and not for weapons.
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Carter
Jody Powell
West Germany
Canada
Japan
Belgium
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France
Powell
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U.S
Ford Administration
United States
Brazil
Pakistan
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